Name: Swirl Spice Cake
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 2 hours
Yield: Makes one 8½"x4½" loaf
Ingredients: 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans; ⅓ cup Savory-to-Sweet Coffee Spice Mix; 6 Tbsp. (75 g) light brown sugar; 3 Tbsp. (24 g) all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. kosher salt; 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted; Nonstick cooking oil spray or room-temperature unsalted butter (for pan); 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour; ½ tsp. baking powder; ¼ tsp. baking soda; ½ tsp. kosher salt, plus more; 1¼ cups (250 g) granulated sugar; ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 3 large eggs, room temperature; ½ cup sour cream, room temperature; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; ¼ cup (28 g) powdered sugar; 1 tsp. (or more) orange juice

Three slices of a swirl spice loaf and the rest of the loaf.

Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell

This might look like a relative of coffee cake but don’t be fooled. The layer of streusel in this marbled loaf cake gets a complex punch of flavor from a coffee spice blend that includes dried orange peel, cardamom, and fennel seeds.

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